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I,ve been contiplating the same thing .
Looking seriously at the Nikon Monarch in 3-9x40 vs. the VXII .
Says the monarch has 95% light gathering compared to the VXII at 92 %.
Cheapest Ive found for the VXII 3-9X40 is $279. shipped .
Located the Monarch 3-9x40 with the BDS for $215. shipped .
If you look up Nikon Moarchs the 3-9x40 scopes are not listed anymore ???
I read the Monarch Real Tree scopes are the left overs from the Monarchs past ??
That is the way I understand it as well. I picked up a Monarch UCC 3 or 4 years back right as Nikon started changing the Monarch line. I find it brighter than a VX2 and compareable to the VX3's of the same time frame. The Monarchs are good scopes.